Web Application Penetration Testing: What Does It Include?

A web application penetration test is an in-depth security assessment designed to identify vulnerabilities in web applications before hostile threat actors exploit them. At KRAXXSEC, web penetration testing is manual-first, focusing on complex business-logic flaws and permission boundaries.

STAGES OF A WEB PENETRATION TEST

1. RECONNAISSANCE & MAPPING

Mapping client-side components, API endpoints, authentication flows, user roles, and third-party dependencies.

2. AUTHENTICATION & ACCESS CONTROL TESTING

Testing multi-factor authentication bypasses, password reset workflows, session token security, and cross-tenant privilege escalation (BOLA/IDOR).

3. CLIENT-SIDE & INPUT VALIDATION

Testing for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), file upload vulnerabilities, and SQL/NoSQL injection vectors.

4. REPORTING & REMEDIATION VERIFICATION

Delivering an executive summary and detailed engineering findings with developer-ready code fix snippets, followed by retesting.